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The Global MHE Components team within Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) secures the supplier technology, solutions, and capacity required to deliver the highly automated FC technology road-map. Our team also directs global MHE equipment and component acquisition and supplier development for customer fulfillment (GCF), specialty fulfillment (GSF), and transportation (ATS) operations. These solutions require continuous engineering development, emerging and disruptive technology innovations, and long-term supplier partnerships.
We are seeking an industry-proven and detail-oriented Senior Category Manager to fill a dual-scope role: (1) qualifying, developing, and managing key MHE component suppliers across Amazon's fulfillment network, and (2) serving as the dedicated strategic sourcing execution partner for Ring's Smart TDR installation program and PERCH program. This role sits within GPO's MHE Components team and provides end-to-end procurement leadership across both traditional MHE sourcing and Ring's emerging device deployment programs.
The successful candidate is a natural self-starter with prior experience in the integrated automation project life cycle, contract manufacturing, and system supplier and/or technology sourcing. They must be agile with the ability to quickly adapt strategies, plans, and solutions in response to dynamic business requirements. They must also be comfortable interfacing with and driving cross-functional teams across both GPO and Ring organizations at all levels of the organization. Open minds, customer focus, innovation empowerment, advanced technologies, team-first mindset, and individual drive enable our Global Components team to deliver the most advanced fulfillment solutions in the world.
Key job responsibilities
**MHE Components Sourcing:**
- Qualify, develop, and manage key MHE component suppliers in partnership with Worldwide and Regional Procurement teams
- Build strategic supplier relationships to reduce cost, compress project lifecycles, and improve capital efficiencies
- Drive supplier continuous improvement, global supplier metrics, and Cost Out programs to optimize CapEx spend
- Support global supplier selection, development, and managed expansion of the supplier base
**Ring Smart TDR Execution & PERCH Sourcing:**
- Lead sourcing for Smart TDR retrofit and greenfield installations: installer development, selection, RFP execution, and contracting for 2027/2028 deployment cycles
- Ensure installer capacity and continuity of supply across multi-site deployment schedules
- Fulfill sourcing for Ring's PERCH program, addressing broader hardware sourcing needs with GPO best practices
- Develop supplier strategies for novel technology categories, including LCC supplier identification and qualification
**Cross-Org Partnership & Operational Excellence:**
- Serve as the primary GPO sourcing interface within Ring's program structure; align sourcing strategies with deployment roadmaps
- Leverage GPO supplier networks, negotiation frameworks, and sourcing methodologies to deliver commercial outcomes for Ring
- Lead special projects to reduce costs, improve supplier performance, and accelerate program delivery
- Communicate strategy, execution status, and results to senior leadership across GPO and Ring
A day in the life
- High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously across MHE programs and Ring initiatives
- Ability to think strategically and execute tactically - balancing long-term supplier development with near-term project and program delivery deadlines
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to influence, negotiate, and develop relationships across organizational boundaries
- Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills - using data and metrics to build business cases, evaluate suppliers, and drive commercial decisions
- Demonstrated ability to dive deep in understanding our business, projects, solution designs, technology innovations, and opportunities to improve the effectiveness of our capital equipment procurement processes
- Comfort operating with significant autonomy as an embedded resource within a customer program team, while maintaining alignment with GPO standards and practices
About the team
Our team strives to be a single point of contact for procurement support to our stakeholders. We are finding ways to move faster and more efficiently than ever before to deliver upgrades to capacity and associate experience across Amazon's Operations network. This role also represents our cross-organizational partnership model - embedding dedicated GPO sourcing talent directly into customer program teams to deliver procurement excellence at the speed their deployment timelines demand. We partner with Ring to support the Smart TDR and PERCH programs, bringing GPO's supplier networks, commercial leverage, and sourcing methodologies to bear on emerging technology deployment categories.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field
- 5+ years of developing diverse supplier strategies and executing on sourcing activities experience
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Master's degree, or MBA in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field
- Experience with installer/contractor sourcing and management for multi-site deployment programs
- Familiarity with Low-Cost Country (LCC) sourcing strategies and supplier development
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
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